The goldfish is named Atman, the Sanskrit word for the eternal, universal self, which signals to the audience that Haidle’s ...

Devotion to Santa Muerte is quite popular in Mexico and it’s gaining more and more followers in Latin America and the United States. It is also firmly condemned by the Catholic Church.

Alvarez said Santa Muerte came to him in a dream in May 2017, but he did not recognize her. It was only in October 2017, when a client gave him a large candle with an relic of Santa Muerte and prayer, ...

Santa Muerte altar found near the clandestine burial site in Tijuana. ... Near the burial site, the group also found a Santa Muerte altar containing candles, fruit offerings, ...

La Santa Muerte is an “outsider” to formally established religion, she appeals to other outsiders, especially to those who live beyond society’s safety nets and laws.

Inside one cinder-block building at the ranch was a candle-bedecked shrine to Santa Muerte (Holy Death), a female folk saint whose cult is often associated with Mexican organised crime.

La Santa Muerte may be the rising star of what some law enforcement agencies consider to be “narco-saints,” but her presence doesn’t appear to have taken deep root in Waco. The cult, which ...

Santa Muerte has been denounced by the Catholic Church, forbids her worship as blasphemous. ... Candles from the display were still burning from when the gunman opened fire on his victims.

A photo appearing to be a shrine to Santa Muerte is included in the bulletin. It depicts money, beer bottles and candles placed around a statue of Santa Muerte, who is depicted as a female ...

Explore the enigmatic allure of La Santa Muerte, a captivating folk saint embodying the convergence of indigenous roots and Catholic influences in Mexican spirituality. From her skeletal depiction to ...

A La Santa Muerte candle shrine was inside the BMW 42-year-old Edwin Urbina was driving. “Cartels believe these icons will protect them from evil, and they consider police to be evil,” said ...